Popular comedy and manzai bits that elementary school kids will love. Simple one-liner gags.
We’ve put together a collection of one-shot gags and comedy bits that are guaranteed to be a hit with elementary school kids!
This time, in addition to stand-up comedians, we’ll also introduce material from popular YouTubers.
We’ve gathered a ton—from old-school classics that always get laughs from grade-schoolers to trending routines from today’s comedians.
When performing in front of kids, the key points are to make your movements and voice big, and dive in with confidence—don’t be shy, no matter what the bit is.
Routines with exaggerated movements or songs are easy for kids to understand, so they’re highly recommended.
Use the examples we introduce as a reference, and try creating your own original material too!
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Popular comedy & manzai skits that are a hit with elementary school kids. Simple one-liner gags (61–70)
How animals walkHarukara
Animal-themed jokes unexpectedly go over well with kids.
This one-shot gag of walking styles is perfect especially for lower-grade elementary schoolers! Since the animals—like “rabbit,” “gorilla,” and “horse”—are ones everyone knows, they can pretty much imagine how they’d walk when you say it.
But what matters is how you make it funny! For example, a horse strutting on two legs like a runway model and finishing with a smug face and a loud “neigh,” or a cute rabbit hop that ends with an over-the-top funny face.
They’re all simple gags anyone can copy!
[TikTok] Funny One-Shot Gag Compilation
If you want to do a funny one-shot gag, why not take inspiration from the funny one-shot gags posted on TikTok? Lots of ordinary people—like regular students, not professional comedians—are showing off their own best one-shot gags.
If you copy the gags you see comedians do on TV, you might end up overlapping with someone else, or people might be too used to them and the bar could feel too high.
But if it’s a one-shot gag from someone totally unknown, you don’t have to worry about that! Use them as inspiration and go all out with your own full-swing one-shot gag!
imitationMito cap
Mr.
Mito Cap’s “You’re gonna do that?” impression videos are popular.
They’re impressions everyone knows but never thought to actually try, and they’re a big hit.
Their clarity and unique angle make you feel like a new genius has been born.
Among them, impressions of anime and celebrities are easy for people to get and relatively simple to imitate, so give them a try.
If you perform them in class, everyone will probably laugh.
It’s important to keep an eye on these kinds of trends, too.
one-shot gagChuei
Nagareboshi has been constantly getting laughs on numerous popular comedy shows like Bakushō On Air Battle, Bakushō Red Carpet, and Entertainers of the Gods.
Chuei, the boke, is chaotically over-the-top anywhere and everywhere, while TAKIUE, the tsukkomi, is always cool—you can’t help but think they deserve to be even more popular.
As for Chuei’s gags, there are countless! The self-introduction gag set to various songs, the gag where he pops up anywhere and turns into an axolotl, the gag where he sprouts horns and becomes Gundam… the list goes on and on.
All of his gags are simple and funny, so I think they’re exactly the kind that elementary school kids love!
It must be ◯◯!
The manzai duo Q, from the Titan talent agency, has a hilarious routine called “It Must Be ○○!” Here’s how it goes: the funny man, Nibiro, claims two completely unrelated things have something in common and names them—like “the Grim Reaper and pizza.” Then the straight man, Makoto Shimizu, replies with a subtle shared trait: “They both use a scythe spatula!!” It’s both funny and impressively well-crafted.
Another key to the laughs is Shimizu’s dead-serious expression when he delivers “It Must Be ○○!” Also, keep an eye on his sharply pointed finger!
Zorori the Schemer’s puns
The ones who have long reigned as the kings of elementary school one-liners aren’t just trendy comedians.
It’s also Zorori, the protagonist of the picture book series Kaiketsu Zorori.
One-liners packed with toilet humor and puns are an elementary schooler’s absolute favorite, aren’t they?
career womanBuruzon Chiemi
Comedian Chiemi Blouson’s skit—featuring a career-woman’s comically bold quotes inspired by music videos from artists like Beyoncé, flanked by handsome “with B” men waiting in the background—was hugely popular even among elementary schoolers, and everyone was quoting her catchphrase, “3.5 billion.” These bits, said to be inspired by Beyoncé’s music videos and the like, create a distinctly international vibe with their exaggerated expressions.
It’s even funnier when performed by a girl who’s usually the quiet, unassuming type.